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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024trau•ma /ˈtraʊmə, ˈtrɔ-/USA pronunciation n., pl. -mas, -ma•ta /-mətə/USA pronunciation . - Pathology
- [countable] a wound to the body produced by physical injury, as from an attack:multiple traumas.
- [uncountable] the condition produced by this:Check for signs of trauma on the victim.
- Psychiatry[uncountable]distress to the mind or to one's emotions, usually from a disastrous event outside of usual experience, as rape or an airplane crash.
- [countable] any very distressing experience, esp. one causing a disturbance in normal functioning.
trau•mat•ic /traʊˈmætɪk, trɔ-, trə-/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024trau•ma (trou′mə, trô′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mas, -ma•ta (-mə tə).USA pronunciation - [Pathol.]
- a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident.
- the condition produced by this;
traumatism.
- Psychiatry
- an experience that produces psychological injury or pain.
- the psychological injury so caused.
- Greek traûma wound
- 1685–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: trauma /ˈtrɔːmə/ n ( pl -mata / -mətə/, -mas)- a powerful shock that may have long-lasting effects
- any bodily injury or wound
Etymology: 18th Century: from Greek: a woundtraumatic /trɔːˈmætɪk/ adj trauˈmatically adv |